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Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?

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"Condemns harlotry." I don't know that God condemns harlotry, specifically. Harlotry is a common sin, it isn't a flagrant foul. Harlotry is a "side out"...

May 16 2022

Answer by Patricia Robinson

Does the Bible say Christians have to attend church?

Shalom! You are the church. However, scriptures do warn us to assemble together. The early church of Christ assembled together, daily.

May 16 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Patricia Robinson

How can I overcome being "burnt" by the church in the past and have a renewed passion for church and a desire to attend church again?

Shalom! You are the church. Therefore you can not stop attending church. I have stayed away from a group of believers in Yeshua after realizing that the...

May 16 2022 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by frank silvaggio

Why is there a thousand year cut off period before Satan is let out of hell, and the ones who worship with the Lord comes to an end? What's next for them?

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No, the bible nowhere says that "At this time those who weren't part of the first resurrection will be resurrected with physical bodies and continue to...

May 16 2022

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?

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Here's another imaginary assumption of scripture, created out of some kind of law-based interpretation of a class of people, about whom the bible doesn't...

May 16 2022

Comment by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

What is libertarian free will?

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Righteousness is only possible by God's grace for God is the only source of righteousness. Unregenerated mankind is evil and wicked and totally incapable of...

May 16 2022

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?

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"The sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive." Who are these sons of God? I believe the writer is talking about men who were of a good...

May 16 2022

Answer by John Appelt

When were the Gospels written?

While the dates of the gospels are not definitely established, there are some hints and clues as to about when they were written. In his concluding remarks...

May 16 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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What do you do with your fears?

Job 41:33 (KJV) "Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear."

Job 41:1 - 34

May 15 2022 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the most accurate version of the Bible?

I have come across multiple references to the New American Standard Bible (NASB) as the most accurate English translation.

May 15 2022 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who was Heman in 1 Chronicles 6:33?

"Heman was the grandson of Samuel the prophet; for whose sake his genealogy is traced up to Jacob or Israel in the following verses, and stands thus; after...

May 15 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What can we learn about God's power or love from Psalm 104?

Harold Wilmington provides us with a basic outline of Psalm 104. The psalmist recognizes that the universe is created by and is totally dependent upon a...

May 15 2022 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?

I taught children for 14 years at a Baptist Church in southeastern Wisconsin and had to keep it simple. So here goes: Most people believe that Cain married...

May 15 2022 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?

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There is no definitive proof that angels slept with women. That is an assumption. The "sons of God" went in to the daughters of men and SOME of their...

May 15 2022

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What is the meaning of the symbolism in Amos?

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Well Jack, where we are this moment in time, Amos speaks to any who have eyes to see! What is happening in our country?

May 15 2022

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?

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The word says the angels left their habitation. Their habitation is the place in which they lived. It doesn't mean they quit their jobs as messengers of God....

May 15 2022

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Was Ner the father of Kish or the son of Abiel? 1 Chronicles 8:33

Ner was the son of Abiel, and the brother (not the father) of Kish. I found a convincing exposition of this at the following website:...

May 15 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Was Ner the father of Kish or the son of Abiel? 1 Chronicles 8:33

1 Samuel 14:51 refers to “Ner the father of Abner” who was Saul’s cousin. Saul’s father, Kish, and Abner’s father, Ner, were brothers, having the same father...

1 Chronicles 8:1 - 40

May 15 2022 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who was Achan?

I will address only Achan's sin. (I used to be a kleptomaniac before Jesus saved me--that's why this question interests me.) Achan’s first mistake was to...

May 15 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Who was Heman in 1 Chronicles 6:33?

As indicated in the passage cited in the question, Heman was a minstrel from the priestly tribe of Levi. He was a grandson of the prophet Samuel. Because of...

May 15 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

What is Pascha?

‘Pascha’ is the Greek word for ‘Passover’ found 29 times in the New Testament. It was the feast commemorating the time when Israel left Egypt, Exodus...

May 15 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Richard Kean

Why did God have to test Abraham to see if he would sacrifice Isaac if He's omniscient and knows everything?

God doesn't give up his sovereignty by not choosing to know what humans will do. He was willing to take the risk of sin then to make Adam into a robot. If...

May 15 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What can we learn from the thief on the cross?

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Water baptism never saved anyone. It is an outward expression of our salvation. Acts 11:16. We are baptized by the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 1:13-14. Ephesians...

May 15 2022

Answer by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?

There's only one reason to leap to the conclusion that Genesis 6:1-4 is referring to something other than mortal men coupling with women and producing giant...

May 15 2022 18 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Who was Heman in 1 Chronicles 6:33?

1 Chron. 6:33 These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of j Samuel,

1 Chronicles 6:1 - 81

May 14 2022 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is the meaning of the symbolism in Amos?

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Thank you, Shirley, and God bless you, too! One of the reasons I was so interested in this question was that I had to teach the Book of Amos to a small group...

May 14 2022

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?

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I'm with you Trish on this. I don't believe angels, fallen or otherwise, have sex. We don't read anywhere in scripture that angels, definitively, had sex...

May 14 2022

Answer by John Appelt

Who was Chedorlaomer / Kedorlaomer?

Chedorlaomer appears in the Bible only because of the connection with Abraham and Lot. He was the leading king of a confederacy, Genesis 14:1, that battled...

May 14 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why did Nicodemus go to see Jesus in the night?

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I would say that Nicodemus went to Jesus in the first place because of his realization (as he indicated in talking with Him) that Jesus was someone who had...

May 14 2022

Comment by Charles Wesley Gajilly

Why did Nicodemus go to see Jesus in the night?

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I’m actually not asking why Nicodemus went to Jesus in the night, but, “WHY DID NICODEMUS GO TO JESUS IN THE FIRST PLACE?” I hope that makes sense.

May 14 2022

Answer by Todd Rushing

What Jesus was writing in the dirt?

It is likely (but by no means certain) that since Jesus had told the Pharisees that the one without sin should cast the first stone, he may have been writing...

May 14 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

Why is “if” someone repents we are to forgive stated here? Are we to not always to forgive whether the offender asks for forgiveness or not?

1 John 1:8: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." Matthew 6:14: "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your...

May 14 2022 5 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What was Jesus writing in the dirt when the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery?

May 13 2022

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May 13 2022

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What are the signs of a true believer, a Christian?

Since salvation is by faith alone, it is impossible to tell a true believer from an unbeliever. Romans 4:5. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him...

May 13 2022 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Who was Zerubbabel?

According to the genealogies in Matthew and Luke, Zerubbabel (whose name means "offspring of Babylon") was an ancestor of Jesus through Joseph's royal line...

May 13 2022 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What is more important, orthodoxy or orthopraxy?

Orthodoxy and orthopraxy seem to be at odds with each other. But I think that is because people see them as a “Faith versus Grace” concept. Really they...

May 13 2022 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Larry Burks

In married sex, what is OK with God?

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... anything goes!

May 12 2022

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who was Zerubbabel?

1 Chron. 3:19 and the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister;

May 12 2022 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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In married sex, what is OK with God?

Ephesians 5:31 (quoting Genesis) "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

May 12 2022 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why did Nicodemus go to see Jesus in the night?

In my opinion, Nicodemus (who was a member of the Pharisees) went to Jesus by night for reasons of secrecy -- in order to avoid having others (especially...

May 12 2022 3 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What Jesus was writing in the dirt?

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This question has been previously discussed on ebible.com at...

May 12 2022

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Who was Achan?

The story of Achan is found in Joshua 7. When the Israelites conquered Jericho after entering the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua, God...

May 12 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Charles Wesley Gajilly

Why did Nicodemus go to see Jesus in the night?

John 3:1 - 15

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Question by Anonymous
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What Jesus was writing in the dirt?

John 8:6

May 12 2022 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who was Achan?

1 Chr. 2:7 The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing;

1 Vote May 12 2022 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

How did a "clay jar" protect the documents? (Jeremiah 32:14)

They could not be stolen, either, if the clay jar was buried where no one else knew. -- JFB Our Lord's tomb may have been thus sealed, (Matthew 27:66) as...

May 12 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

How does God compel us to "fear" him? (Ecclesiastes 3:14)

This book is best understood by reading the end before the beginning. Ecclesiastes 12:13,14: "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and...

May 12 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

Can women serve as elders in the church?

For the sake of clarity, I am answering this question based on the assumption that the questioner is equating the word "elder" with pastor or priest. The...

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